I think that you do something to help others because it is the right thing. If you do something by guilt means to me that you do something because you feel guilty. For example you donate money to a charity you do that with empathy because you are helping others it is not like you are forced to donate money.

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Seanster the Monster

6/4/2012 05:30:15 am

Being guilted is you feel bad for the person. You felt bad, and you wanted to make up by doing some thing for them. Doing something for others is doing it from your heart. You want to do it for them. There is no reason behind it, you just wanted top do it for them.

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Jordan

6/4/2012 05:33:11 am

When you are guilty and you do something its not from your heart, you're doing it because you kind of feel like you have to or that it could make you look better yo others (better reputation). If you do something because you have empathy for someone or people its normally from the heart and you actually mean it where as when you're guilty its the opposite.

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j-Wall

6/4/2012 05:33:31 am

I believe that the difference between being guilted into something and being empathetic and wanting to help is the value. Something you are guilted into isn't as valuable because you have your heart in it if you are emathetic and you don't if you are guilted.

The difference is, when you are guilted into doing something you feel like you have to and you just have pity for that person. When you fell empathy and do something, you feel a sense that their situation is bad and you should help them out in any way you could because it is that right thing to do and YOU feel that way, not someone telling you to do it.

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Eric

6/4/2012 06:02:48 am

To me, if you're guilted into something you feel compelled to do it. If you're doing it out of empathy, however you do it because you believe it's the right thing to do.

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Holly

6/4/2012 06:50:15 am

Well... I think that if you do something because you are guilted into it it doesn't really come from the heart. On the other hand if you do something because you have empathy for others you want to do it so you can help others. 🍟

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Syd

6/4/2012 06:56:25 am

Being guilted into something is much different than doing something because you have empathy for them. Being guilted into something means that you feel bad a bout something you did to that person, so you make it up by doing something twice as nice in return. Havinig empathy for someone means that you feel bad for them. and you do it to help them; to make them feel better...

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Hayden

6/4/2012 07:46:48 am

The only real difference is that in one you feel bad for them so you do/ask something for/to them. The other is when you feel for them an they dont do/say anything.

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NOELLE |3 ^ )

6/4/2012 08:06:08 am

I think that the difference between doing something for empathy and doing something for guilt is that when you are guilted into something you think that doing the action will clear your name of something you were guilty for. Doing something out of empathy is when you are doing the action because you think it is helping the other person. An example of this is if you said something mean to somebody, you might feel guilted into helping them with something. If you were helping them because you just wnted to be nice and help them, that would be empathetic.

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SARGEEEE

6/4/2012 08:19:39 am

In my opinion if you are guilted into it you think of how well you have it first before the other person. Doing something because of empathy means that you don't think of yourself AT ALL and only them. In a nutshell thats how the cookie crumbles. UH-HU

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Anna H.

6/4/2012 09:05:15 am

In my opinion the difference between being guilted into doing something and feeling empathy for someone is that you didnt't want to do whatever you were guilted into doing, but if you did it because of empathy, you wanted to do it.

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T-Bowe

6/4/2012 09:49:39 am

I think the difference between the two are that when you are guilted into something, it's because you feel guilty about it so you do it so you don't feel guilty anymore, where as with having empathy for someone you are doing it because you feel the same as they do which means if it makes them feel bad you want to help them with whatever it is so they feel better. That is what I think the difference is between being guilted into something and doin it because you have empathy for others, is.

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Owivia

6/4/2012 11:46:05 am

Doing what's wrong and what is right. Having empathy for someone you would be helping them. But the guilt you are doing it because you just feel bad or don't even care to much.

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Choppie

6/4/2012 11:53:46 am

There is a small difference.Being guilt ed into something means you don't want to do it but if someone is so sad mad about it you feel so guilt you do it.Now empathy is being kind and doing it because you think about how other feel about what they are going through for example people donate to charity by empathy by feeling bad for people in need so they give money to those in need.These are the differences between guilt and empathy.(sorry this blog is not that long i just did not have much to say on this subject).

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KobeB24

6/4/2012 09:07:14 pm

The difference between the 2 is, being guilted to do something I think means that someone made you do it and you did it anyways. And the other thing is having empathy to do it, I think means either they need help from you. But, if saying no they can " fall apart " and if say yes they would know you are there for help.

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duffaluffagus

6/4/2012 11:10:51 pm

For me they are simaliar but can be the same depends on the sucomstance. One way that they are the same is that say you see some one on the streets and they ask you for money or food. You may feel empathy for that person so you give them money or food. Also you may feel gilty if you do not so you give them money or food. One way that they are different is say that you are invited to a dance and when you say no they get sad, then you a gilted into saying yes. But if you feel bad for them because you know they will not get a date, then you will have empathy and you will say yes. That is why I think they can be different of the same.

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gator

6/5/2012 02:47:12 am

The difference is that when you are guilted into doing something you are not doing that thing because you care but because they made you guilty not doing what they wanted to get you to do that thing instead of doing it because you want to make them happy you are doing it to stop the "guilt" that you feel inside. That is what I think.

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jonny

6/5/2012 02:48:26 am

I think that guilted into doing something you feel imotian to doing it and empathy you do it with no emotian and care at all. I also think that guilted you carwe less then if you do it out of empathy which changes it. That is what I have to say

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awsomekid73

6/5/2012 02:59:53 am

I think there is a difference between being guilted into doing something and showing empathy. I think that being guilted into doing something means you feel that you have done something wrong. But if you show empathy that means you don't feel you've done something wrong but instead you feel sorry for that person you are helping. That is the difference between guilt and empathy.

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Casey

9/12/2012 11:42:11 am

Having guilt to do something and having empathy are two totally different things. Being guilted into action means you feel like you have to do something rather than wanting to. Taking action with empathy means you truly feel what that person feels like and want to help.